#165F8F#165F8F

#165F8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.103 H 243.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165F8F
RGB	rgb(22, 95, 143)
HSL	hsl(204, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(204, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 33.6%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, -3.61, -32.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 32.73, 263.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% -0.0463 -0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.103 243.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.3791, 10.3370, 27.4822)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165F8F #8F4616

analogous

#168F83 #165F8F #16228F

triadic

#165F8F #8F165F #5F8F16

tetradic

#165F8F #83168F #8F4616 #228F16

square

#165F8F #83168F #8F4616 #228F16

split-complementary

#165F8F #8F1622 #8F8316

monochromatic

#061925 #0E3C5A #165F8F #1E82C4 #3EA1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#165F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#165F8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165F8F

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165F8F	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37568E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 95, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.103 243.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8cb0',
    500: '#165f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165f8f;
$custom-light: #6a8cb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.802,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46704,
    "c": 0.10339,
    "h": 243.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165F8F

secondary

#C1733F

accent

#8138F0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165F8F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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